Latour Butte Volcano
Updated: May 1, 2024 08:32 GMT -
Lava cone 2054 m / 6739 ft
California, United States, 40.61°N / -121.71°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 40.61°N / -121.71°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Latour Butte volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 28, 05:09 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.0 3.8 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the SE | 13 km NNE of Mineral, CA | Info | |
Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 25, 04:17 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.8 17 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the SE | 8 km SE of Viola, CA | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 22, 05:16 am (Los Angeles) | 1.9 3.8 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | 45 mi east of Redding, Shasta County, California, United States | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 18, 04:36 am (Los Angeles) | 1.5 3.6 km | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) to the W | 16 km NNE of Shingletown, CA | Info |
Background
Latour Butte, an andesitic lava cone NW of Lassen National Park, was probably active 1-2 million years ago (Clynne, in Wood and Kienle, 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information